Two book editors binge watch movies in search of storytelling gems. Their sacrifice is your novel’s gain.

The Goonies - Urgency
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Interiority
Barbie - Antagonists
Amélie - Omniscient Narrators
Nimona - Conflict
D&D - Characterization
The Hunger Games - Three Act Structure
Guardians of the Galaxy - Heroine's Journey
The Green Knight - Hero's Journey
Bros - Romance Beats
Nope - Motif
Free Guy - The Lie
The Birdcage - GMC
Hocus Pocus - Age Category
Rear Window - Microtension
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Grounding
Willow - Magic Systems
The Favourite - Scene Structure
Star Wars - Writing a Series
Encanto - Character Arc
Train to Busan - Settings
Robin Hood: Men in Tights - Retellings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Emotional Wounds
Spirited Away - Symbolism
Alien - Tension
Pan's Labyrinth - Deep POV
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Unreliable Narrators
The Mummy - Prologues
Space Jam - Genre Blending
Howl's Moving Castle - Opening Pages
The Sun is Also a Star - Romantic Tension
The Shape of Water - Theme
Clue - Dialogue
Up - Story Structure
Get Out - Satisfying Endings
Birds of Prey - Antiheroes
The Lovebirds - Limited POV
Parasite - Twisting Tropes
Little Women - Dual Timelines
Knives Out - Mysteries
The Princess Bride - Character Agency
Booksmart - Non-Romantic Relationships
A Quiet Place - Show vs Tell
Spider-Man:Into the Spider-Verse - Voice
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before - Side Characters
The Dark Crystal - Worldbuilding
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